Joe Reinagel takes an early look at the Spurs

Joe Reinagel of KENS 5 Eyewitness News has covered the Spurs for all three of their championship seasons. We asked Joe to evaluate this season’s Spurs after their first 10 games.

MySA.com: What are your impressions of the Spurs 10 games into the season?

Reinagel: You know Joe, quite frankly I’m a little surprised at how well they’re playing, to have these guys 8-2 right now. Even though everyone at the beginning of the season said these guys are going to win the championship and we shouldn’t even play, I thought it would take a little longer for these guys to mesh and start playing well together. We’re already seeing signs of that.

And when they’re not playing well together, they still find a way to win it down the stretch. They have a lot of character guys and lot of good players on this team and it shows.

MySA.com: What do you think of the three players the Spurs added in the offseason — Michael Finley, Nick Van Exel and Fabricio Oberto?

Reinagel: I’ve got to start with Michael Finley. You see how much they missed him. He comes back (Saturday night) and he knocks down jumpers like he never left. He’s obviously a key piece of the puzzle.

Nick Van Exel is going to be good as well.

Fabricio has really done a great job doing some tough stuff inside.

Obviously some great pickups and great players. They’re all fitting in. They’re all taking their role seriously because they know all the superstars they have on this team. It’s a good fit all the way around — so far anyway.